For the Love of Flowers: Lindsay and Warren

Lindsay was one of the "easy" brides of the 2011 wedding season.  The sister of my husbands good friend from law school I instantly felt she was going to be great to work with.  It didn't hurt that she'd already been in a wedding I'd worked on previously (Erin and Matt's from back in the spring, which I never posted about for some reason, stay tuned for that one).  Lindsay wanted purple in all different shades, and basically gave us total freedom to create and design.  Here's what we came up with for her and Warren's day...

We got lucky that weekend with some gorgeous plum colored ranunculus and dahlias.  

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

This may or may not have been a fake "working" picture...

I also collaborated with Lindsay to create a custom pearl and rhinestone brooch and ostrich feather fascinator that she added to her hair after the ceremony for a little bit of fun.  

(image via Sarah Dickerson Photography)

A big thank you to Lindsay and Warren for letting me be a part of your big day, and to Sarah Dickerson Photography for her lovely shots.

cheers, emmy-ray

 

For the Love of Flowers: Emmie and Ben

One of my favorite current color combo trends for 2011 is aqua and red/pink, so when I met with Emmie I was super excited that this was the palette for her and Ben's wedding.  Unfortunately for this lovely couple they were booked at the Stowe Building (a Kansas City venue that got shut down), but they handled the situation gracefully and everything turned out beautiful.  We were able to inject their personality into their day, and give it the eclectic vibe they were wanting.  It was such a fun wedding to work on, and I can't thank Emmie and Ben enough for choosing us as the designers for their big day.  

Photos: Allison Ruiz Photography

click on the pictures to see a larger version of each image.

 

New Bow Tie Designs, Hooray!

I'm working right now on my first custom order for bow ties for the wedding of Bryan and Mae a talented photography couple I met through Middle of the Map Weddings.  Mustard colored in a mix of different fabrics, so much fun!  Here's the inspiration board they put together of their grooms men's "look".

I'm also excited about some of the fun new fabrics that I've made the most recent batch of bow ties out off.  The bright colors are perfectly summery.  Here's a few of my favorites:

If you need custom bow ties to inject a little extra style into your wedding day, contact me today, I'm all ears!

love, emmy-ray

For the Love of Flowers: Kristin and Matt

The first thing that struck me about Kristin when I met her was her smile.  She's so warm and friendly, and although she definitely had a clear idea about what she wanted for her wedding, she gave me the freedom as a designer to inject my own sense of style into the flowers.  She chose a fresh color palette of grey, yellow, and green to compliment the outdoor space where the wedding was held.  Congratulations Kristin and Matt, and thanks so much for using me as your designer!

Photos: Jason Domingues Photography

These two photos shot by me

Thanks for checking out Kristin and Matt's wedding, and a big thank you to Jason Domingues for the images!

love, emmy-ray 

A Brand New Project: Middle of the Map Weddings

I am so excited to announce today my newest project, a new blog called "Middle of the Map Weddings".  

For the past year I was a member of a local group called the Wedding Hive.  It was a Kansas City organization focused on providing an outlet for indie wedding vendors to promote their businesses.  I functioned as the blogger and social network admin for the group, and got to know so many wonderful and talented local designers and business owners as a result.  At the end of 2010 the Wedding Hive decided to disband, however I wanted to continue to blog about all the amazing people I've met, and have yet to meet in the wedding industry.  

Thus Middle of the Map Weddings was born.  My hope is to create a site that inspires brides to be, as well as other vendors, with beautiful images of real weddings in the midwest.  I also plan on doing DIY tutorials of different projects to help brides create hand made details for their big day, as well as features on indie vendors. 

I hope you'll join me in my newest adventure.  Please visit the site, add me to your Reader, and join us on Facebook and Twitter.  I couldn't do any of these projects without you guys, so thanks for your support!  

love, emmy-ray

Headin' down south...Springfield, MO

I spent the weekend in Springfield, MO.  Catching up with friends from college is never anything but a good time, and it made me a bit nostalgic for those days.  Although I am amazingly blessed in my current life, I can't help but miss my friends from college that I don't get to see very often.   One other thing I also miss, the flea markets.  Springfield has a ridiculous concentration of them.  I found what my Sage referred to as "the holy grail" of milk glass vases which I am collecting for some future weddings, and I'll share with you later this week.  Score!  

On my note of nostalgia I thought I'd post some old college pics for a few reasons 1) It's fun to look back and 2) I shamefully didn't take many of them while I was in town.  But I got to see all of these peoples faces for a few days and that's the most important part of my trip.  

 

 

  

Thanks for joining me on my quick trip down memory lane.  What did you do this weekend?